Victoria Livschitz Doubles
Joseph Cheong opened to 12,000 on the button, the small blind called, and Victoria Livschitz moved all in for 133,000 chips in the big blind. Cheong folded and the small blind called.
Livschitz: [AdAc]
Small Blind: [As9d]
Livschitz was in an ideal situation and the [Td8d2d3cKs] runout confirmed her double.
Player | Chips | Change |
---|---|---|
Victoria Livschitz | 285,000 |
150,000
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Joseph Cheong Climbing
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A middle position player got the rest of his 90,000 or so chips in preflop and was at risk against Joseph Cheong in the small blind.
Middle Position: [7s7h]
Cheong: [QdQc]
The board ran out [Ts9s4h6hQs] to confirm the pot for Cheong as his opponent was sent to the rail.
Player | Chips | Change |
---|---|---|
Joseph Cheong | 640,000 |
100,000
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Michal Nahum Triples with Ladies
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Michal Nahum jammed in her 53,000 from early position, the cutoff called, and the small blind rejammed for 94,000. The cutoff called and the hands were revealed.
Nahum: [QhQs]
Small Blind: [AhQc]
Cutoff: [AcJs]
The board ran out [Qd7c6cTh6h] as Nahum flopped the case queen and improved to a boat to triple up, while the small blind took the side pot.
Player | Chips | Change |
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Michal Nahum | 160,000 |
110,000
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Registration Closed
Registration is now closed for Event #1: $1,000 No-Limit Hold’em, and the inaugural event of the Stairway to Millions drew a total of 190 entrants to nearly double the guaranteed prize pool of $100,000. A complete list of payouts will be available shortly.
Close of Registration Break
The remaining 89 players head to their second break of the day. Registration and reentry are open until the end of the break at approximately 3:25 p.m.
Brad Owen Eliminated by Brandon Carroll
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Brad Owen open-shoved his last 50,000 from under the gun, and Brandon Carroll called next to act. Action folded to the player on the button who moved all-in for approximately 230,000. The blinds folded, and Carroll called having the button just covered.
Owen: [KdQs]
Carroll: [AsJh]
Button: [AcKh]
The board ran out [AhJc6d4s3h], and Carroll flopped two pair to eliminate both players.
Player | Chips | Change |
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Brandon Carroll | 565,000 |
465,000 ![]() |
Brad Owen | Busted |
-181,000 ![]() |
Matt Affleck’s Rockets Double Through Sam Lee
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On a completed board of [Qs6d2d9cQc] with around 90,000 in the middle, Sam Lee checked the big blind and Matt Affleck jammed in his 61,500 stack from early position.
Lee went into the tank and confirmed the amount with the dealer before sliding in calling chips. Affleck showed [AdAs] and took the pot as Lee tossed his cards into the muck.
Player | Chips | Change |
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Sam Lee | 280,000 |
-150,000 ![]() |
Matthew Affleck | 210,000 |
126,000 ![]() |
Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno Shoves River
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With about 40,000 in the pot on a [9h6d3h] flop, the big blind checked, the hijack bet 8,000, and Johnnie “Vibes” Moreno called on the button. The big blind folded.
The [7h] fell on the turn and the hijack check-called against Moreno’s 12,000 bet.
The [Js] completed the board and after the hijack checked, Moreno shoved and covered his opponent’s 90,000 or so chips. The hijack pondered and folded to send the pot to Moreno.
Player | Chips | Change |
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Johnnie 'Vibes' Moreno | 205,000 |
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